Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2: The world should face the reality

Hand washing and maintaining social distance are the main measures recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to avoid contracting COVID-19. Unfortunately, these measured do not prevent infection by inhalation of small droplets exhaled by an infected person that can travel distance of meters...

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Veröffentlicht in:Environment international Jg. 139; S. 105730
Hauptverfasser: Morawska, Lidia, Cao, Junji
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2020
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Schlagworte:
air
Air Pollution, Indoor
Airborne infection spread
Airborne transmission
Betacoronavirus - pathogenicity
breathing
control methods
Coronavirus
Coronavirus infections
Coronavirus Infections - transmission
COVID-19
droplets
hand washing
Humans
Infections transmission
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - transmission
SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2 virus
Ventilation
viruses
World Health Organization
COVID-19
Coronavirus
Infections transmission
Airborne infection spread
SARS-CoV-2 virus
Airborne transmission
ISSN:0160-4120, 1873-6750, 1873-6750
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Zusammenfassung:Hand washing and maintaining social distance are the main measures recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to avoid contracting COVID-19. Unfortunately, these measured do not prevent infection by inhalation of small droplets exhaled by an infected person that can travel distance of meters or tens of meters in the air and carry their viral content. Science explains the mechanisms of such transport and there is evidence that this is a significant route of infection in indoor environments. Despite this, no countries or authorities consider airborne spread of COVID-19 in their regulations to prevent infections transmission indoors. It is therefore extremely important, that the national authorities acknowledge the reality that the virus spreads through air, and recommend that adequate control measures be implemented to prevent further spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, in particularly removal of the virus-laden droplets from indoor air by ventilation.
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ISSN:0160-4120
1873-6750
1873-6750
DOI:10.1016/j.envint.2020.105730